Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
After spending about three hours switching in the yard in Glenwood Springs, UP's Minturn Local is now headed east toward Tennessee Pass. Now that statement sounds far more exciting that it actually is. While most of Tennessee Pass is "railbanked" and out of service, about seven miles of the west end is still active. The stretch between Dotsero and Gypsum is still active, which is to say it sees one train a week: The Minturn Local. American Gypsum is a wallboard manufacturer located in Gypsum and they ship by rail. A (far less common than its AC brothers) C44-9W leads the local on the main at Grizzly.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Garfield County, CO

Subdivision
Glenwood Springs (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Grizzly




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
C44-9W
Primary Unit Number
UP 9584

Paint Scheme
UP Classic
Symbol
LDF52-18
Train Type
Local

Primary Unit Past Number(s)
ex-SP 8120


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
400
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
210 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/10